Unknown Facts About Indian Hindu Festival Diwali

Diwali is just around the corner, and every household is getting prepared and decorated with diyas, flowers and loads of other creative things. We all know the real story of the Indian Hindu festival Diwali, but there are many unknown stories that still need to be unfolded.

Here is the list of some eye-catchy facts of Diwali that everyone should know;

·         Jain celebrates Diwali as the attainment of Moksha. It is believed on this day Lord Mahavira has accepted Moksha and left the world.

·         Diwali is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in India that continues for five days. But in the southern part of the country, it is celebrated for only one day.

·         Firecrackers are the symbol of Diwali, but this tradition was not prevalent in the historical era. Also this Indian Hindu festival Diwali was considered as the good over evil, and hence the lights were used to remove the darkness representing the same.

·         Diwali is a national holiday not only in India, but there are many other countries around the world that respects this festival of lights with utmost love and enthusiasm. Some of the countries are Suriname, Guyana, Malaysia, Fiji, Nepal and so on.

·         Diwali is known as the festival of Hindus but is celebrated by almost all the religions of our country and worldwide. Jains, Sikhs, Muslims all join together for this festival with the same gratitude.

·         On Diwali, Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi are worshipped together and are placed beside each other. But it is the Lord Ganesha who is worshipped first with a belief of removing all the negative energies.

·         In Britain, this Indian Hindu festival Diwali is celebrated by the Hindus staying there with firecrackers, special Diwali sweets and all.

·         Diwali is also celebrated by the Sikhs as on this very day the Guru Hargobind Ji was relieved from the captivity of the Jahangir, the Mughal Ruler.

·         On this day of Diwali the neighbouring country that is Pakistan share joy and blessings with India on the borders too.

·         Dhanteras is considered as the Golden day of India as almost every household purchase gold on this day and has a record of around 11% gold in the entire world.

These were some of the unknown facts of the Indian Hindu festival Diwali. Though it is known as the Hindu festival, its popularity has reached almost all corners of the world. Along with this, it is celebrated by forgetting every negativity with a view to win over any evil.